Inside New York City’s most festive bar, where they spend more than $60,000 a year getting ready for Christmas

Rolf’s German Restaurant is known for its over-the-top Christmas decorations.

By December, lines wrap around the block, and the place gets packed with locals and tourists.

They spend $60,000 on lights and ornaments.

When it comes to getting in the Christmas spirit, no one does it quite like Rolf’s German Restaurant in New York City’s Gramercy Park.

The otherwise quiet restaurant and bar is a spectacle during the holidays. Thousands of sparkling ornaments, icicles, lights, and dolls dangle above customers as they sip spiked hot apple cider and mulled wine.

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